Onion-Garlic Dispute Leads to Ahmedabad Couple's 12-Year Divorce Battle

• A couple in Ahmedabad divorced after a 12-year legal battle stemming from a dispute over eating onion and garlic.
• The wife, a follower of the Swaminarayan sect, avoided onion and garlic, while the husband and his family did not.
• The dispute escalated to separate kitchens and the wife leaving with their child.
• The husband filed for divorce in 2013, citing cruelty and abandonment.
• After the Family Court granted divorce and maintenance in 2024, both parties appealed, but the wife eventually agreed to the divorce in the High Court.

Why It Matters: It reveals how small differences, like food choices, can destroy a marriage.